Animals

A multiyear project studying stray dogs around Chernobyl aims to uncover the health effects of chronic radiation exposure

Some caterpillars have evolved with antifreeze in their body cavity, allowing them to become cater-Popsicles to survive cold winters. But climate change could threaten that.

A secret pattern links far-flung octopus limbs

Governments must regulate drug misuse in food animals that is contributing to antimicrobial resistance

Evolved adaptations of female animals could help solve women’s health challenges

A global survey of predator attacks on humans shows that South Asia is the world’s most dangerous spot

Sharpshooter insects use a physics phenomenon called superpropulsion to efficiently fling away droplets of pee at extremely high speeds

The idea that wolf packs are led by a merciless dictator, or alpha wolf, comes from old studies of captive wolves. In the wild, wolf packs are simply families

Not only can snakes hear sounds traveling through the air, researchers find, but different species react differently to what they hear

In fair zoo-ona, a pair of star-cross’d pandas take their life. And we learn about whether or not animals can fall in love.

Science has long overlooked the clitoris, but the organ’s diversity in the animal kingdom reveals its importance

Tiny flies that pollinate cacaos are struggling, and this could affect our supply of chocolate